Shawl or bundle carrier.



No. 642,753. Patented Feb. 6, I900.

F. A. PEABSONS. SHAWL 0R BUNDLE CARRIER.

(Application filed. Dec. 6, 1897. Ranewed July 18, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FILLMORE A. PEARSONS, OF RUTLAND, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOHAROLD S. DANA, OF WOODSTOCK, VERMONT.

SHAWL OR BUNDLE CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,? 53, datedFebruary 6, 1900.

Application filed December 6, 1897. Renewed July 13, 1899. Serial No.723,716. (No model.)

To alt whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FILLMORE A. PEARsoNs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Rutland, in the county of Rutland and State ofVermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shawl orBundle Oarriers; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full,clear, and exact description of the 'fi invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to that class of bundle and parcel carriers whichembody a handle device formed of wire bent to form loops and claspsadapted to receive and retain a cord wrapped around the bundle orparcel.

The objects of my improvements are to provide a simple and improveddevice of this character which will be especially adapted for convenientand effective use as a shawl or bundle carrier and which will possessadvantages in point of inexpensiveness, convenience, ease of operation,adaptability, effectiveness, and general efiiciency,which will moreeffectively secure and retain the cord, and which can be manipulated tofirst fasten the cord preliminary to the convenient wrapping of the samearound the bundle or shawl and the final securing of the cord and devicein position.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of my improved device,showing the same in connection with a cord around the bundle. Fig. 2 isan end view. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view illustrating a modifieform of construction.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the body of the device, which isformed of a single piece of wire bent so that its central portionprovides a straight longitudinal top bar or bridge a, which forms thehandle member proper, while its ends provide securing and retainingloops, as at a a, arranged at certain angles to the connecting centraltop bar and forming the supporting members .for con nection with thecord B.

In the construction of the bent-wire body A the ends of the top bar aare turned downwardly at approximately right angles to the bar, as at aand below said downturned portions the ends are bent to form an approximately U-shaped loop, as at a and an approximately V-shaped clasp, as ata. The loops are designed for the reception and support of the cord,while the clasps are for pinching or clamping the ends of the cord insecurely-retained position. It is therefore seen that the loops andclasps form distinct structural elements-that is to say, the cord orstrand simply passes through the loop loosely or in the same manner thatit would pass through a guide-eye, while the clasp holds the cordagainst movement that would be caused by a tensile strain. It isunderstood, therefore, that hereinafter the term loop refers to astructure that can be considered the equivalent of a guide-eye, and thatby the term clasp a structure is designated that comprises clasping armsor members between which a cord or strand can be wedged or clutched.

The loops at and clasps a are on the same lateral plane as and withrelation to the downturned portions or and respectively projectoppositely and downwardly from the latter at each side, as shown. Theloops and olasps are thus at right angles to and depending from thelongitudinal top connecting-bar a, and the divergently-arrangedoppositely-projecting loop a and clasp a at each end thus conjointlyform an approximately V-shaped end a, as shown.

In practice I prefer to bring the side bars of the U shaped loops aclose together at the mouth of the loop, as shown at a so that the cordwill be sprung through said mouth into the loop and will notaccidentally ride over or from engagement with the loop. The side barsof the V-shaped clasps a will firmly pinch or bind and retain the endsof the cord when the latter is drawn into the clasp. Springwire istherefore preferably employed in the construction of the wire body A.

The loop a may be formed next to the downturned end portion a of the topbar a, so that the clasp a forms the terminal or outer member of the endportion of the wire body, or the clasp may be formed next to the portionta so that the loop forms the terminal or outer member.

In practice I prefer to reverse the formation of the ends a a, as shownin Fig. l of the drawings, so that at one end the loop a is next to theportion a and the clasp is the outer member, while at the other end theclasp a is next to the portion a and the loop is the outer member. Thepurpose of this reversed-end construction is to enable the operator tofasten or secure the first or initial end of the cord in one of theclasps before wrapping the cord around the bundle or shawl, thusavoiding the necessity for tying a knot or using more than one cord.Forinstance, the operator can take a ball of cord or twine, fasten theend in one of the clasps, then carry the cord around the bundle as manytimes as desired, engaging it in the loops, and then catch the cord inthe other clasp and cut off from the ball.

As shown in Fig. 1, the end of the cord may first be secured in theclasp next to the portion a at one end of the device. The cord can thenbe carried around the bundle transversely and engaged in the terminalloop at the same end of the device, then carried at. right angles fromsaid loop longitudinally around the ends of the bundle and engaged inthe loop next to the portion a at the opposite end of the device, thenturned at right angles to said loop in a direction opposite from thefirst right-angle turn and carried transversely again around the bundleat that end, and then secured in the terminal clasp at the same end ofthe device, after which it may be cut off.

lVhile I have herein illustrated a reversedend construction of the endloops and clasps, it will be understood that the relative position ofthe loops and clasps may correspond at each end, if desired.

It will be especially noted that by reason of the construction andarrangement embodied in myimprovements the device is adapted to serveits office without necessitating the tying of any knots in the cord orthe employment of more than one piece of cord.

Upon the longitudinal top bar a I prefer to mount a cylindricalhandle-piece O, preferably formed of wood and having a centrallongitudinal bore 0, corresponding to and receiving the bar a; but thishandle-piece may be dispensed with, if desired, or any other suitable oradapted arrangement of handlepiece may be employed.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a modification in the construction ofmyinvcntion which is especially adapted for use upon small, flat, orsoft packages. In this modified form of construction theoppositely-projecting approximately U-shaped loop a and approximatelyV-shaped clasp a are in flat or straight position with relation to theend portions a instead of extending downwardly to form an approximatelyV-shaped end portion a. A flat bottom is thus provided at the endportion a, which will rest in convenient position upon flat or softpackages. In this flatbottomed form of construction I preferably extendthe terminal end of the loop and clasp portion a upwardly with relationto the downturned end portion a of the handle member, as shown at s,which extended end 8 serves to conveniently conduct the string or cordinto engagement with the device. This is especially useful when the endportion a of the device is sunken into a softpackage. The upturned end 3may bear atits bend against the end portion a with a spring tension,whereby a lock is formed for the retention of the cord in engagementwith the loop and clasp portion of the device. The approximatelyV-shaped end portion a, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is especially adaptedfor use in connection with round or large packages.

I claim 1. An improved shawl and bundle carrier, comprising a bent-wirebody having a single longitudinal top bar orconnecting-bridgeprovided ateach end with twodepending end portions forming an approximatelyU-shaped loop or guide and an'approximatelyV-shaped clasp between thesides of which a cord or strand can be wedged, said loops or guides andclasps being arranged divergently and projecting in opposite directions,substan--' tiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

2. An improved shawl and. bundle carrier, comprising a body formed of asingle piece of bent wire and embodying a longitudinal top bar orconnecting-bridge havingdownturned end portions at each end thereof, andan approximately U-shaped loop orguide and approximately V-shaped claspbetween the sides of which a cord or strand can be wedged, said loops orguides and clasps being carried upon each. of said downturned endportions, and said loop or guide and clasp being at right angles to thetop bar and relatively divergent so that they project downwardly and.outwardly in opposite directions and conjointly form an approximatelyV-shaped end portion to said body, substantiallyas and for the purposeset forth.

3. The herein-described improved shawl and bundle carrier, comprisingthe body formed of apiece of wire bent to form the longitudinal top bara andthe depending end portions or a at each end thereof each embodyin gthe approximately U-shaped loop or guide a and the approximatelyV-shaped clasp a between the sides of which a cord or strand can bewedged, said loops or guides and clasps being divergently arranged, andthe end portions being of reversed construction so that at one end theloop or guide isnext to the connecting top bar and the clasp forms theterminal or outer member while at the other end the clasp is next to theconnecting top bar and the loop or guide forms the terminal or outermember, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. An improved shawl and bundle carrier, comprising a body having ahandle member carrying at each end a conjointly-arranged loop or guidethrough which a cord may be passed, and a clasp between the sides ofwhich a cord or strand can be wedged and clamped, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

5. An improved shawl or bundle carrier, comprising a body having ahandle member carrying at each end a conjointly-arranged loop or guideand clasp between the sides of which a cord or strand can be wedged, therelative arrangement of the loop or guide and clasp being reversed atthe respective ends, so that at one end the loop or guide is the innermember and the clasp the outer member and at the other end the clasp isthe inner member and the loop or guide the outer member, substantiallyas and for. the purpose set forth.

6. In animproved shawl and bundle carrier formed of bent wire, the endportions comprising the depending loop or guide a and the approximatelyV-shaped clasp a between the sides of which a cord or strand can bewedged, said loops or guides and clasps being arranged in the sametransverse plane and divergently projecting oppositely and downwardlyand outwardly, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. An improved shawl and bundle carrier formed of bent wire andcomprising a handle member having downturned end portions,

and the oonjointly-arranged approximately U-shaped loop or guideandapproximately V-shaped clasp between the sides of which a cord or strandcan be wedged, said loops or guides and clasps extending from said endportions of the handle member and projecting therefrom in relativelyopposite directions and transversely with relation thereto,substantially as set forth.

8. In animproved shawl and bundle carrier formed of bent wire andcomprising a handle member having downturned end portions and loops orguides and clasps between the sides of which a cord or strand can bewedged, said loops or guides and clasps extending from said end portionsand projecting transversely with relation thereto, an extended terminalend to said loop or guide and clasp portion, said terminal end beingturned upwardly with relation to the downturned end portion of thehandle member and forming an entrance-guide for the cord, substantiallyas set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FILLMORE A. PEARSONS.

WVitnesses:

CARL B. HINSMAN, J. M. BUsHEY.

